Brassiere



April 22, 1952 M. H. THOMPSON BRASSIERE INVENTOR. wifi.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 Margaret H. Thompson BY MMWZSMW Filed April 5, 1950 April 22, 1952 M. H. THOMPSON BRASSIERE 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Filed April 5, 1950 Fig. 4

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BY WWW Wm!!! Patented Apr. 22, 1952 UNITED STATES QAVEN' .FFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to brassires, and the primary object of the invention is to provide a durable garment of this kind which is adapted to correct and prevent sagging breasts.

Another object is to provide a brassire which is comfortable, attractive and inexpensive to produce.

Other objects and features of the invention will be apparent from the following description when considered with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a front perspective View of a sire embodying the present invention it pears in use.

Figure 2 is a front elevational view thereof.

Figure 3 is enlarged fragmentary section taken through one of the breast pockets on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is an enlarged plan view of the fabric members which, when assembled, form a breast pocket of the brassire.

Figure 5 is an enlarged plan view partly broken away, of the strip which, when folded and stitched to the lower edge of one of the breast pockets, forms one section of the body-encircling band of the brassire.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary rear elevational View of one of the breast pockets.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the present brassire comprises a pair of breast pockets 5 andG, a body encircling band 'i attached in termediate its ends to the lower edges of said breast pockets and having means to separably connect its ends together at the back of the wearer, a substantially sector-shaped reinforcing and padding sheet 8 secured on the inside of each breast pocket over the lower central segment thereof, and elastic shoulder straps 9 and l) attached at corresponding ends to the tops of the respective breast pockets and at their other ends to the band 'i adjacent the respective ends of the latter.

Each breast pocket comprises two substantially sector-shaped fabric members II and I2 having substantially arcuate edges I3 and I4 joined by a seam I5 at the vertical center of the pocket to give the latter a corneal shape, and each having inclined straight upper and lower edges IS and I1 which extend in coverging relation from the ends of the edges I3 or I4. The member I2 of each pocket has a short vertical edge I8, and these edges of the members I2 of the two pockets are joined together by a seam I9 at the center of the brassire.

The band 'l is relatively narrow and of uniform width from end to end. It is mainly composed i of two sections having adjacent ends joined together as at in line with the seam I9 between the breast pockets. Each section of band 'I consists of a fabric strip 2| folded along its longitudinal center 22 to provide two thicknesses between which the lower edge of a breast pocket is stitched as at 23. One end of each strip 2l has a shallow V-shaped notch 24 cut therein so that,

when said strip is folded, the edge of this end is at such an angle as to dispose the adjacent portions of the sections of band 1 at a slight outward and downward angle to each other when said sections are joined together.

Each padding sheet El comprises two layers of material stitched together and to the breast pocket by parallel lines of stitching 25 which converge from the lower edge of the breast pocket toward the center of the latter and have a reinforcing effect. The pads lend support to the breasts and prolong the life of the brassire.

As the end portions of band I which project beyond the breast pockets are of narrow uniform width, and as the breast pockets are of minimum width and height, the brassire is ideally adapted for use with low cut dresses and evening gowns and gives the breasts a youthful well-denned outline.

A short elastic strap 25 is attached to the free end of one section of the band 1, and coacting separable fastener members 21 and 28 are provided to connect the free ends of said band at the back of the wearer. The elastic shoulder straps 9 and Iii, and the elastic strap 26 allow free movement of the arms and body and insure comfort to the wearer.

While the preferred form of the present invention has been disclosed herein, it will be apparent that changes and modifications are possible within the spirit of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed as new is:

In a brassire, the combination of a pair of breast pockets each comprising two sectorshaped fabric members having arcuate edges joined by a seam at the vertical center of and extending from top to bottom of the pocket, a sector-shaped reinforcing sheet secured on the inside ofthe lower portion of each pocket and extending to both sides of the seam joining the members of the pocket, the lower edge of said sheet being in register with lower edges of said members, and a body-encircling band doubled along its longitudinal center line to provide upstanding inner and outer walls, lower edge portions of said pocket members and said sheets being disposed between and stitched to upper edge portions of said walls.

MARGARET H. THOMPSON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS 146,835 Austria Aug. 25, 193e 

